The Jock Scott is a dressed salmon fly created in 1850 by John (Jock) Scott, born at Branxholm in Roxburghshire in 1817.[2]
The Jock Scott has been used as a metaphor for fly fishing in general. The protagonist of The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West is described as follows at the coronation of George V: "He was bored, he was disgusted; he wished that he might be casting a Jock Scott into the Tay."[3][4][5]
History
The Jock Scott was created in 1850. See David Zincavage's article for more details.[6]
Tying instructions
The materials used in this fly are shown in the infobox. Many of the original components are from rare birds.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kontio, Timo. "Fly tying the Jock Scott Salmon Fly Step by Step". Fly Tying Archive. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Jock Scott". Fish4flies. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Vita Sackville-West (1930). The Edwardians.
- ^ Vintage Classics, 2016, p. 242
- ^ "Fly Fishing". Fly Fisher Pro. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Zincavage, J. David (1991). The American Fly Fisherman. 17 (2): 21–26 http://www.amff.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1991-Vol17-No2web.pdf. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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